LSAT 2 | Section 4 | Logical Reasoning: Q1

LR Question 1 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: A major art theft from a museum was remarkable in that…

QUESTION TYPE: Principle

CONCLUSION: The art theft was carried out to suit the tastes of some private collector.

REASONING: The pieces stolen were carefully selected and were not the most valuable pieces.

ANALYSIS: This is fairly straightforward. The stimulus argues that the type of art stolen can give us clues about the theft.

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1. The argument makes no claim about who stole the paintings. It makes a claim about who they were stolen for.
2. The stimulus does not argue the theft is beyond rational analysis. It attempts to analyze the theft based on which paintings were stolen.
3. CORRECT. The stimulus certainly believes this. It argues the paintings were stolen for a private collector based on which paintings were stolen.
4. The stimulus believes there was a plan: give the art to a private collector.
5. The stimulus makes no claims about how the heist affects the remaining works.

Recap: The question begins with “A major art theft from a museum was remarkable in that”. It is a Principle question. Learn how to master LSAT Principle questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.